Monday, July 7, 2014

Update on Blog Status

Hello All,
I apologize for not updating my blog regularly. My grandma is very ill and she's moving to hospice care next week, so my life has been a bit stressful. Hopefully I'll be able to pick back up again when things settle down but in the meantime she's my priority. And congrats to the winner of the Star Wars giveaway! Yvonne J won :)
Best,
Angie

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Top Ten Tuesday-- Popular Books I've Read and You Should Too!

Harry Potter and the EVERYTHING- No book series I've ever read can compare to Harry Potter. I grew up with those stories and those characters, they'll always have a special place on my (virtual) bookcase.

The Hunger Games-- Katniss Everdeen is the young woman I want to be. I'd like to think I'd volunteer for my sister...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children-- My review says it all.

The Walking Dead-- The comics are actually better than the show, if that's possible. So much more gore on those pages than you're allowed to show on TV.

The Secret-- I've been told that this book gives people misinformation and false hope but what I liked about it was that it gave me a sense that I have more control over my life than I've been led to believe. If it makes you feel good, why not read it?

Rot & Ruin-- a zombie book that follows a young man and his friends on a journey through the zombie infested America that they refer to as "the rot and ruin." What begins as a simple journey leads into a multiple book series full of zombies, death, and love.

Lean In-- Not half bad. It provides great information for women in business, sure, and the author brings up some pretty important points but the problem is that it really only applies to young, white, middle-class women.

Twilight-- Worst. Decision. Ever. The only reason I'm providing a link to buy this book is because I will get a small percentage of the sale. If you buy it, I get to say "I told you so..."

The Vagina Monologues-- Best. Decision. Ever. Read Eve Ensler's books. Any and all of them. It puts you in the mind of female victims and brings attention to the rape culture that we've come to accept as the norm.

The Sociopath Next Door-- I was inspired to read this book after re-watching Dexter (the lovable serial-killer) and reading the books. 1 in 25 people

Tell me in the comments if you prefer print books or ebooks! I'm torn, I like them both ^-^

Click on the links to buy these books. If I like them, you'll like them. Questions about these books? Shoot me an email at argalliano7@gmail.com